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SENATE BILL 248

CHAPTER NUMBER: 486
File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 106

Sponsored By:
Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Haines, Muse, Raskin, and Stone

Entitled:
Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

Synopsis:

Increasing the surcharge on civil cases in the circuit courts from $25 to $55; and increasing the surcharge on civil cases in the District Court from $5 to $8 in summary ejectment cases and from $10 to $15 in all other civil cases; requiring the executive director of the Maryland Legal Services Corporation to prepare a budget for the Corporation; requiring a specified informational budget to be submitted to the General Assembly in conjunction with the budget of the Judicial Branch of the State government; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
1/22
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 2/4 at 2:00 p.m.
1/26
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/5
Third Reading Passed (36-11)
4/3
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Senators Frosh, Gladden, and Raskin
4/9
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (33-13)
4/8
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/8
First Reading Judiciary
3/17
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (105-34)
4/1
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Delegates Anderson, Kramer, and Schuler
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Motion Special Order later today (Delegate Wood) Rejected (37-93)
Third Reading Passed (96-43)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/20
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 486

Sponsored by:

Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator James Brochin, District 42
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets
Circuit Courts
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Corporations -see also- Municipal Corps; Public Corps & Inst
Court Costs
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
District Courts
Fees -see also- Attys` Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
Legal Aid
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 7-202 , 7-202 , 7-202 , 7-301 )

Human Services
( 11-208 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:
House
Number: 202910/01     Offered on: April 5, 2010   at: 8:24 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 793425/1     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 11:27 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 733320/3     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 11:32 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes Explain Committee Votes:
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
House
Judiciary

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed (36-11)
April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed (33-13)
House
March 30, 2010: Third Reading Passed (105-34)
April 8, 2010: Motion Special Order until later today (Wood) Rejected (37-93)
April 8, 2010: Third Reading Passed (96-43)



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